University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,615
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 91%
From Region 8%
Athletes 334 (2.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 17%
Black 10%
Asian 8%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 3,217 45% 65% 7% 6% 13% 2% $70,011 43 -0.29 76 96% 4.5%
Biomedical Engineering 20 — 60% 55% 5% 0% 15% 10% $76,294 1 -1.92 83 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 32 — 72% 56% 16% 9% 16% 3% $85,609 14 -0.96 89 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 6 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $133,779 86 +0.79 100 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 40 — 88% 40% 12% 8% 8% 30% $99,172 10 -0.84 96 96% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,667 53 +0.17 90 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 9 — 89% 56% 11% 0% 11% 11% $91,172 4 -1.45 92 100% — — — —
Materials Engineering 9 — 89% 44% 0% 0% 22% 33% $92,436 39 -0.23 93 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 89 — 93% 73% 12% 0% 9% 3% $93,106 19 -0.77 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science 103 +1 84% 56% 14% 5% 10% 8% $112,337 40 -0.37 98 94% 4.7% — — —
Data Analytics — — — — — — — — $79,687 8 -1.43 85 — — — — —
Data Science 5 — 60% 40% 40% 0% 20% 0% $79,503 8 -1.44 85 — — — — —
Information Science and Technology 157 +1 80% 45% 14% 11% 18% 4% $76,820 11 -1.04 83 96% 5.3% — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 +1 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $80,875 11 -0.88 86 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $73,329 66 +0.17 80 97% — — — —
Geosciences 12 +1 42% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $69,876 76 +0.43 76 100% — — — —
Mathematics 12 — 58% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $78,015 49 -0.28 84 97% — — — —
Meteorology 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $70,455 79 +0.49 77 — — — — —
Physics 8 +1 100% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $82,075 48 -0.11 87 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 67% 56% 11% 0% 0% 0% $93,737 99 +1.98 94 95% — — — —
Biology 66 +6 35% 56% 11% 8% 14% 3% $71,165 75 +0.55 77 96% — — — —
Microbiology 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $65,968 20 -0.58 70 90% — — — —
Neuroscience 18 +7 61% 56% 6% 6% 11% 6% $72,786 75 +0.51 79 — — — — —
Environmental Science 39 +2 51% 77% 8% 3% 8% 0% $57,481 48 -0.15 53 96% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $52,319 9 -1.11 39 96% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 18 — 0% 83% 11% 6% 0% 0% $55,393 16 -0.87 47 96% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 57 — 54% 70% 4% 4% 12% 2% $60,803 48 -0.11 60 96% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 123 — 20% 56% 13% 9% 10% 2% $75,604 44 -0.19 82 97% — — — —
Nursing 216 +1 19% 66% 9% 5% 12% 1% $86,216 27 -0.60 90 98% 3.9% — — —
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 22 — 0% 82% 5% 9% 5% 0% $59,349 21 -0.62 57 98% — — — —
Public Health 24 — 25% 50% 12% 4% 17% 4% $77,395 85 +1.14 84 95% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,698 25 -0.57 53 — — — — —
Accounting 79 +8 61% 78% 5% 5% 5% 3% $87,930 56 +0.06 91 95% — — — —
Actuarial Science 13 — 54% 77% 8% 0% 0% 8% $89,134 21 -0.64 91 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 19 — 32% 47% 11% 5% 37% 0% $77,823 19 -0.84 84 — — — — —
Economics 29 +5 62% 48% 3% 3% 24% 14% $71,587 11 -0.99 78 96% — — — —
Finance 148 +20 78% 72% 8% 4% 12% 0% $77,003 14 -0.76 83 95% — — — —
General Business 70 — 46% 61% 6% 7% 21% 0% $70,744 43 -0.36 77 96% — — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $70,113 73 +0.19 76 96% — — — —
Human Resources Development 44 +4 25% 55% 9% 7% 23% 7% $72,884 43 -0.22 79 98% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 30 +2 60% 47% 20% 20% 7% 0% $77,926 20 -0.83 84 97% — — — —
Marketing 191 +18 50% 68% 5% 6% 10% 2% $73,458 41 -0.32 80 97% — — — —
Operations Management 65 +15 72% 63% 8% 5% 14% 3% $80,824 27 -0.66 86 97% — — — —
African-American Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,713 41 -0.36 45 95% — — — —
Classical Languages 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,154 57 +0.10 57 — — — — —
English 41 +9 32% 66% 5% 12% 5% 2% $47,715 27 -0.57 26 94% — — — —
French 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,893 68 +0.43 65 93% — — — —
German 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,662 54 +0.06 56 — — — — —
History 35 +4 71% 86% 0% 0% 11% 0% $53,944 43 -0.29 43 88% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $58,668 66 +0.13 56 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 +1 40% 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% $61,229 79 +0.37 61 86% — — — —
Italian 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,893 68 +0.43 65 93% — — — —
Jewish Studies — — — — — — — — $51,438 49 +0.07 36 90% — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies — — — — — — — — $51,707 28 -0.60 37 94% — — — —
Linguistics 11 — 36% 64% 9% 0% 18% 0% $39,297 3 -1.67 9 78% — — — —
Philosophy 5 +2 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,103 15 -0.93 30 95% — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,438 49 +0.07 36 90% — — — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $58,985 56 +0.08 56 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +5 20% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $62,893 68 +0.43 65 93% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +2 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,713 48 -0.19 45 95% — — — —
Anthropology 21 +4 19% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $48,806 16 -0.73 29 94% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $53,812 15 -0.95 43 97% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 9 +1 67% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $59,556 40 -0.30 58 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 14 +4 21% 64% 7% 0% 14% 14% $58,366 13 -0.75 55 84% — — — —
Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies 60 +6 32% 68% 8% 10% 7% 3% $59,516 46 -0.22 57 96% — — — —
Political Science 49 +6 51% 73% 2% 6% 14% 2% $60,437 18 -0.87 60 94% — — — —
Psychology — — — — — — — — $57,434 67 +0.36 52 94% — — — —
Research & Experimental Psychology 234 +12 23% 65% 8% 5% 15% 1% $60,310 46 -0.11 59 — — — — —
Social Work 97 +1 20% 58% 7% 10% 21% 0% $56,294 69 +0.36 49 97% — — — —
Sociology 28 +5 18% 64% 4% 4% 18% 0% $56,128 53 -0.07 49 92% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 74 +4 22% 66% 3% 9% 16% 1% $59,516 46 -0.22 57 96% — — — —
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 6 — 50% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $79,013 98 +1.88 85 95% — — — —
Education 121 +1 12% 70% 2% 4% 12% 1% $52,457 37 -0.31 39 95% — — — —
Special Education 12 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $57,375 61 +0.22 52 89% — — — —
Urban Education and Leadership 28 — 29% 54% 7% 29% 0% 0% $52,106 34 -0.35 38 85% — — — —
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 15 — 47% 60% 7% 13% 13% 0% $50,892 42 -0.32 35 — — — — —
Architecture 150 — 57% 79% 3% 2% 11% 1% $66,464 38 -0.18 71 99% — — — —
Art Education 12 — 8% 83% 8% 0% 8% 0% $49,987 67 +0.34 32 93% — — — —
Art History 7 +1 0% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,273 62 +0.04 39 96% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 46 +1 41% 83% 2% 0% 4% 4% $52,273 78 +0.58 39 96% — — — —
Dance 14 +1 7% 79% 0% 14% 0% 0% $44,885 66 +0.24 20 91% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 31 — 23% 68% 6% 10% 10% 0% $59,756 52 -0.02 58 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 7 +2 29% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $53,796 53 -0.13 43 — — — — —
Film Studies 89 +2 51% 75% 2% 2% 12% 1% $51,768 69 +0.40 37 97% — — — —
Music 21 +2 48% 76% 0% 0% 19% 0% $44,794 41 -0.21 19 94% — — — —
Music Education 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $49,987 63 +0.35 32 93% — — — —
Theater 29 — 24% 76% 3% 3% 14% 0% $45,107 67 +0.27 20 95% — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,750 26 -0.50 66 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 96 +2 32% 52% 6% 14% 24% 0% $62,512 69 +0.36 64 99% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,924
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,828
Est. In-State Cost $14,131
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,824
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 31%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.4% 688 58% 66% 7% 6% 13% 2% $76,798 44 -0.47 83 96% —
Social Sciences 18.4% 592 26% 66% 6% 7% 15% 1% $59,009 50 -0.14 56 95% —
Health Sciences 14.4% 463 22% 65% 9% 6% 11% 2% $77,151 51 -0.35 83 97% 3.9%
Arts 13.4% 431 44% 77% 3% 3% 11% 1% $56,579 71 +0.09 50 97% —
Computer Science 8.2% 265 81% 49% 14% 8% 15% 5% $90,675 18 -0.79 92 95% 5.1%
Engineering 6.4% 207 85% 60% 11% 3% 12% 11% $92,498 8 -0.87 93 97% —
Education 5.0% 161 14% 68% 2% 8% 10% 1% $52,763 44 -0.27 40 93% —
Humanities 3.8% 122 45% 70% 5% 7% 10% 1% $51,733 29 -0.42 37 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 99 41% 57% 9% 6% 13% 3% $73,197 79 +0.60 80 95% —
Professional 3.0% 96 32% 52% 6% 14% 24% 0% $62,512 36 +0.36 64 99% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 47 47% 79% 6% 2% 9% 0% $56,602 36 -0.31 50 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 46 63% 74% 2% 2% 13% 2% $75,187 40 +0.06 82 98% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $20.3M #130 52% $0.1M 30 #96 132 18
Humanities & Social Sciences $16.0M #126 37% $1.2M 54 #96 181 3
Engineering $11.8M #181 32% $0.2M 16 #147 110 17
Health Sciences $6.5M #151 57% $0.0M 27 #71 149 —
Life & Natural Sciences $4.2M #203 63% $0.1M 7 #165 33 3
Education $1.7M #191 23% $0 14 #276 — —
Business & Economics $1.2M #200 12% $0 12 #110 18 1
Computer Science $0.6M #258 45% $0.0M 1 #193 33 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 1 #115 12 —
Total $62.3M #187 44% $1.5M 162 #131 668 42

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 123 $677K $677K $0
Baseball 40 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 32 $798K $798K $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $575K $575K $0
Basketball 18 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Total 173 $6.1M $6.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 109 $723K $723K $0
Soccer 39 $877K $877K $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $710K $710K $0
Volleyball 17 $747K $747K $0
Basketball 15 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 8 $492K $492K $0
Total 161 $5.1M $5.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 232 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 71 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 65 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 40 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 33 $4.5M $4.5M $0
Volleyball 17 $747K $747K $0
Tennis 8 $492K $492K $0
Total 334 $15.2M $15.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 66%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 590